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Newbie Head Rebuild Question dogzdad at 5:09am 05.11.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1318 I recently purchased an old Cat 27 with the Bryson Boy 59128 head. The head is inoperative--pump go
Removal of toerail to inspect for leaks Dan O at 5:37am 05.11.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/998 I have noted other forum messages about leaks in the deck to hull seam in the stern area for the Hun
Batteries chief at 7:31am 05.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/878 After reading the review of AGM batteries in the March issue of Practical Sailor I am a little confu
245 Centerboard line dan petticord at 7:47am 05.11.06 Seidelmann 1/1580 What size line do you use for your centerboard pendant?
Low Batt on Autopilot Larry Malmberg at 7:39am 05.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1133 I have a 1982 Catalina 38 with Raymarine instruments. I frequently get a Low Batt signal on the aut
340 Stuffing Size Miles at 8:12am 05.11.06 Big Boats 3/927 All of the sources I've checked say that a Hunter 340 with a 1 inch shaft and bronze stuffing box ne
Towing Story; Rescue or Salvage? Paul Z at 8:27am 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 26/1963 A towing saga that involves stink potters with more money than sense. Real sailors may be intereste
General Questions from a new owner mark15095 at 9:04am 05.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1073 Hi all, I have just purchased a 93 26s from a private party. They took relatively good care of t
Strikeshield lightning ground Jess at 9:58am 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 42/5219 Does anybody have any experience or opinions about the Strikeshield system for grounding a mast? Th
Wanted: Pre owned Catalina 310 Greg Bradley at 10:37am 05.11.06 Catalina 310 6/1582 I am interested in purchasing a pre owned Catalina 310 located reasonably close to the north shore o
Any Good Marinas in Florida Keys to leave boat Bill Wehmer at 11:16am 05.11.06 Big Boats 0/1180 Planning to purchase a boat in the Keys for winter use. Summer in Lake Erie, winter in the Keys. H
Stuffing Box Novice Tom11739 at 12:34pm 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1123 My stuffing box is dripping about 10 or 15 drips per minute while the boat is at rest. I've never wo
Head pump out trouble (1) Gary at 1:06pm 05.11.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1470 Peggie,I re-plumbed my system recently...Hunter 31. I finally got a chance to pump out overboard (l
Outboard shaft size for C-22 Corpsman at 1:08pm 05.11.06 Smaller Boats 6/1711 Hello everyone! I just bought a C-22, and am shopping for an outboard for it.I was wondering, from
Jib Bag margaritaville at 6:57am 05.11.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1156 Any one have any idea what size jib bag I need for a 1984 31' Hunter? if possible you have seen one
autohelm ST50 plus MikeW at 3:52pm 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1142 after restepping my mast and making all the connections in my little black box for this unit, it wil
Alternator ok but not charging batteries Gustavo at 9:28pm 05.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/798 I just bougth a new alternator for my Hunter 380 but batteries are still not charging.I double chec
Rebuilding a trailer, please help. Mike at 10:31pm 05.09.06 Trailer Sailors 6/1603 I'm converting my single axle trailer to dual axles for the piece of mid that if i have a hub failur
moving the axle: how much? MrBill_FLL at 11:25pm 05.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1927 OK, my trailer broke, and I'm going to the welders shortly. axle hanger/ drop linkI think I'll a*
thru-hull and instrumentation mounting hunter at 11:55pm 05.09.06 Chrysler 2/2621 I want to install a depth sounder and knot meter in my 1980 Chrysler 22. Any suggestions on the best

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Raymarine instrument covers Sailgunner at 3:23pm 04.12.21 Try marine trading posts stores. Good one in Sarasota and small one in Port Charlotte. There is also
location of seatalk course computer sabbatical88 at 3:21pm 04.12.21 In my 2003 386, the Course Computer (ACU) was behind a panel at the nav station, against the wall f
Electric Head Recommendation Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:18pm 04.12.21 All of your questions should be answered in the "Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instruction
How does the "Lift Top" work on the 1973 23' O'Day sail sfbay at 3:17pm 04.12.21 Welcome to the forum!! What a clever idea: SailboatData.com - O'DAY 23-1 (LIFT TOP) Sailboat Mig
location of seatalk course computer sabbatical88 at 3:10pm 04.12.21 What model is your autopilot? Some of the Raymarine autopilots don't have a separate course compute
kanzaki KM4A2 sail sfbay at 3:05pm 04.12.21 I did not know Kanzaki manufactured a KM4A 1 gearbox. Thought the yamnar 4JH4-HTE engine was couple
There's a hole in my boat Tom J at 3:01pm 04.12.21
Looking at buying a boat, concerned about deck moisture levels Ted at 2:56pm 04.12.21 I agree with Don's comment. The moisture readings will be influenced by where it is taken. Many boat
location of seatalk course computer JimP at 2:48pm 04.12.21 In my 2003 386, the Course Computer (ACU) was behind a panel at the nav station, against the wall fa
location of seatalk course computer Ted at 2:43pm 04.12.21 What model is your autopilot? Some of the Raymarine autopilots don't have a separate course computer
h49 propeller diameter? Dave Groshong at 2:32pm 04.12.21 Here's a link to our page, we do need your hull number to be sure about the prop size: https://sh
Looking at buying a boat, concerned about deck moisture levels higgs at 2:23pm 04.12.21 Unless you are getting this boat real cheap, and DYI projects are your forte, I would walk. There a
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM higgs at 2:19pm 04.12.21 The sensor on the bell housing can go bad, but as others have pointed out, it might just be a bad co
Solar Panel Voyager1 at 1:57pm 04.12.21 Small red and white wires have been removed. Old photo
There's a hole in my boat (2) fred1diver at 1:53pm 04.12.21 Well I finally had time to sand the patch down, it has a few low spots but all in all a nice job
Thru hull drmelkay at 1:51pm 04.12.21
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM y knot at 1:47pm 04.12.21 I had the same problem. Either it is a bad alternator or the wire came off the back of the alternat
Solar Panel Richard19068 at 1:46pm 04.12.21 Other small red and white are from old old charger that has been removed. Just to make sure (f
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 1:42pm 04.12.21 Further reading about the the Whale piping (or metric pipe diameters). 15 mm is the outside diamete
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM 19thol at 1:41pm 04.12.21 Don't know if it's related to your motor, but mine has a sensor on the bell housing with two wires

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